Requests and responses by date

Benefit Cap

Please will you answer the
following questions which relate to the benefit cap:

How many households,
affected by the benefit cap, are now receiving 50p a week in
housing benefit?

How many households (from
question 1) would have their benefits reduced further if the
cap could be applied to other types of benefits, as well as
housing benefit?

How many of the households
(from question 1) were affected by the £26,000
cap?

How many of the households
(from question 1) were receiving 50p a week housing benefit
as a result of the £26,000 cap and would have their
benefits reduced further if the cap could be applied to other
types of benefits, as well as housing benefit?

What is the average amount a
household, which is currently receiving 50p a week in housing
benefit, stands to lose once they move over to Universal
Credit if they are over the threshold of the cap?

In total, how much less will
be given each week in benefits to households in the area
which are currently receiving 50p housing benefit when they
are all moved over to universal credit and the cap can
be fully applied?

What is the average amount
of housing benefit reduction faced by the households who are
now receiving 50p a week housing benefit and should have more
taken from them if the cap could be applied to other
benefits?

I would like the above
information to be provided to me as electronic
copies.

Response

Q1 - 22 households Q2
- Information not held Q3 - 5 households Q4 - Information
not held Q5 - Information not held Q6 - Information not held Q7
- Information not held